Rev. S. Bickersteth, MA. Committee chairman. Because of the unusual surname, it is almost certain that he was the same Reverend Samuel Bickersteth who had been vicar of Leeds, Lewisham and nearby Crofton Park, and was the son of Bishop Edward Henry Bickersteth.
Elected Guardian of the Lewisham Union - Lewisham in 1894.
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Samuel Bickersteth
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Born in Lancashire, where his father Ludwig had a factory. Studied law and then entered his father's business as director. Liberal and then Conservative MP 1906-28. In 1926 he achieved the merger...
Member of the Chelsea Vestry Hall Building Committee in 1885. In a 1904 newspaper a report concerning a proposal at St Luke's Church was described as "formerly chairman of the Chelsea vestry".
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